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Come Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen ... Okay, maybe Dancer, Prancer, Vixen and the the rest of them come when called, but not Dasher. My girl Maggie is a dasher! This was one thing someone failed to tell us when she adopted us. Occasionally, she manages to get out the door before we can stop her. She is definitely faster than these legs. We welcome suggestions on how to train her not to take flight. We camp a lot and are so afraid of losing her. Plus, she has no regard for traffic, and we worry she will get hit.:animal-pa |
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Neither one of mine are runners but when we go camping we do bring the expen. |
:thumbup: Xpens and baby gates. Training is essential, but physical barriers are the only guarantee. |
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As she adjusts to being in her new home, when you asnwer the door, before you open it, say the words, "back up" to her, in a very firm voice, at first, you have to walk towards her, repeating the words, to make her understand, but once she understands, then, follow with the command, "Stay". My girls understand back up and stay, very well. Sheila |
I think good training will keep a dog from making a bad decision 99% of the time. But they are still dogs and you never know when they will follow their instincts instead of their training. Tallulah and I are going to have lessons with a professional trainer beginning tomorrow, but I'm still a firm believer that a good physical barrier is the best way to ensure a pet's safety. At my home, there have always been two doors or gates between the pet and the wide world. If they get beyond the first door, the second is not opened. Period. Outside my yard, which is also double-gated, if not on a leash wrapped around my wrist (or the wrist of one or two other people I trust with my pet), Tallulah is in a pen with a top on it, and never out of my direct line of sight. I'm a little paranoid on the subject, but having seen what happened years ago when our very well-trained dog chased a cat across the road and was hit by a truck, I don't take any chances. |
i agree with all the other posters. Training is essential, but baby gates/xpens etc are key to 100% security. I have a covered 4'x4' camping xpen for Razz and boy was I happy when I got it. I could put him in it and be assured he couldn't run away. Yet he could still enjoy the outdoors with us when we were at our campsite. Plus he had some protection from the sun and mosquitos etc. We also have crates for the large dogs, that we set up outside so after our dinner and walking of pooches, everyone goes to crate and xpens and Mom and Dad relax by the fire and have some margaritas In the house we do try to zone out the front door. Everyone has to sit in living room and wait. but usually one adult is by the dogs, and one adult answers the door. If I'm on my own they are crated before I will answer the door. |
New home...NOT! lol We have had her now for five years. She responds to "stay" most of the time but sometimes she is faster than the word "stay" can come out. Mainly, it is guests or grandchildren that unknowningly let her out. The owners that surrendered her spent $1500 on training classes. This mornings episode was my fault when I was preparing for our daily walk. I thought I had clipped her leash on but as I realized the clip didn't shut, she was in stealth mode through the state park. I got more of an exercise than I bargained for today. |
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We put up baby gates the next day because I am not going to risk that happening again. All it takes is one failure to lead to heartbreak. |
now when you guys talk about gates you talk about meaning that there is a gate that you place in front of the front door so that someone has to come inside the home through the front door and then come through a baby gate as well? like the double doors most dog parks have? i may need to check into this. ours aren't really that door dashing and usually get crated in the ex pen in the kitchen or picked up and held until someone comes in side, but even when loose they tend to just try to get to the person and once the person steps in the house they back up a bit and let them in. i am wanting to get a gate for our entire landing to keep all pups and future children upstairs and away from the door down below and hte basement too. i will need a HUGE gate that attaches to the landing railings to close off the wide gap between the two railings. we have a WIDE split entry. |
Xpen for outside, yes...but where in the RV do you put one? Outside is not the problem because when our yorkies are outside with us they are on a leash. ( Our little male won't go anywhere without my husband, but we always follow the leash laws.) |
Rachel, the only thing I can think of that is that wide would be a freestanding fence that you wouldn't be able to open and close. That wouldn't be very convenient for stairs. If there is a wall dividing the 2 stairways, you can use a baby gate that swings like a gate for each set of stairs. Maybe someone else will have suggestions. I have a set of double doors/french doors that close off the front foyer from the dogs' main living area. Then I have a fixed baby gate in the back kitchen hall that keeps them away from the door to the garage. On the deck, we have xpens. |
You can get a smaller fabric and mesh pen that folds flat when not in use for travel. I actually have three -- one for the living room where we spend about an hour calming down before bedtime (Tallulah isn't ready to be on the oriental carpet), one for travel, and one in the bedroom. The nice thing is that because they fold, I was able to put her pen in a pretty narrow space between an armoire and my side of the bed -- with a wedge taken out of the pen by a corner of the armoire. If I remember tonight I will try to get a picture and post here. Since T is in that one only to sleep, it's not a big deal... there's plenty of room for her bed and water and a couple of toys. |
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